Note: Some readers may find the graphic photos, video, and narrative in this article upsetting. Shortly before the deadly crash, a passenger on the South Korean plane delivered a devastating message.
The deadliest domestic civil aviation tragedy in South Korea’s history has been proven to have claimed the lives of 179 of the 181 passengers on board Jeju Air Flight 2216.
Around 9:03 a.m. local time on Sunday, December 29, a 15-year-old Boeing 737-800 crashed into Muan International Airport, 180 miles south of Seoul.
Although the specific reason of the event is unknown, it is said that the pilot had to make a crash landing because the plane’s front landing gear failed to deploy.
Airport footage showed the aircraft slipping on the runway with its landing gear open before crashing into the wall and catching fire. According to NBC News, the pilot.
